Complaint Filed In Refuge Fire
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) Federal prosecutors are accusing a Haskell County landowner of damaging the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge by setting a fire, damming a stream and bulldozing government property.<br/><br/>TheSaturday, March 3rd 2007, 2:52 pm
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MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) Federal prosecutors are accusing a Haskell County landowner of damaging the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge by setting a fire, damming a stream and bulldozing government property.
The civil complaint against Kelly Palmer claims he destroyed the refuge's deciduous trees, plants and a preserved habitat last year.
U.S. Attorney Sheldon Sperling says the government will seek more than $175,000 in damages.
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